(This story was updated to correct an error. A previous version inaccurately stated only two locals were participating.)
Three Volusia County athletes are making the journey to the Pacific Northwest to participate in USA Track and Field’s Under-20 Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, beginning on June 18.
Florida International freshmen Tim Beauchamp II and Kylie Neira, as well as recent New Smyrna Beach graduate Brison Sullivan, will compete in the event to potentially earn spots in the U20 World Championships in August.
Like Sullivan, Beauchamp hails from New Smyrna Beach and has already made his mark on the Panthers’ track and field program. Beauchamp set a freshman record in the discus with a 53.89-meter hurl at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational on March 27.
Neira graduated in 2025 as Volusia County’s only pole vault state champion since the turn of the millennium, doing so twice in Class 4A. She’s also already made history at FIU with a 4.22-meter vault that set the Panthers’ freshman record and was the third-highest in program history.
Sullivan will begin the first part of his summer break competing in the javelin after finishing high school. He won the Class 3A javelin championship with an FHSAA-record throw of 65.21 meters, placing him ninth in the United States among high schoolers.
Neira and Sullivan will compete simultaneously at 3 p.m. Eastern on the meet’s opening day. Beauchamp’s competition starts at 8:30 p.m.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: 3 Volusia County athletes to compete at USATF U20 Championships
Reporting by Zach Allen, Daytona Beach News-Journal / The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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